Washington Post: Making a Name For Himself Is All Part of the Game

Redskins News

The first question H.B. Blades almost always answers is about his last name and whether he is any relation to former NFL standouts Bennie Blades (his father) and Brian Blades (his uncle). The second most frequent question has to do with his size, with strangers often expressing disbelief that, at barely 5 feet 10, Blades was an all-American linebacker.